Amontillado

Traditional term for wine

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
4 January 2021
Registered name:
Amontillado
Register:
Traditional terms for wine
Status:
Registered
Class or category of product:
Traditional Term
Protection type:
Traditional Term
Country of origin:
Spain
Traditional term grapevine product category:
Liqueur wine
Traditional term type:
Description of product characteristic
Traditional term language:
Spanish
Date of registration (UK scheme):
10 March 2021
Reason for protection:
EU agreement
Internal notes:
Wine with a protected designation of origin (PDO)

Summary

Liqueur wine (Vino generoso) of “Jerez-Xérès-Sherry�, “Montilla-Moriles� dry PDOs, of sharp aroma, countersunk, smooth and full to paladar, of color amber or gold, with acquired alcoholic strength between 16�22º. Aged during at least two years, by the system of “criaderas y soleras�, in oak container of maximum capacity of 1 000 l.

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: Order of 30 November 2011; Member state or third country Official Gazette of Andalusia No 249, 22 December 2011, p. 185,144)

Updates to this page

Published 4 January 2021
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